Originally posted by Sam The Shamfor that, i decided (as a 20 year old who was not blessed with upper body strengh) to see how many i could do. and the answer is...40. i mostly had to give up as i simply couldn't breath...😛
That's excellent, Most 20 year olds can't do 20. I'm 55, do four sets of 40 every day, last time i checked, I could do about 60 in a max effort.
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Originally posted by geniuswere they clean, mechanical, all the way down and all the way up, with a straight back and no slouching, or were they cheater half-way push-ups where you let your back arch up and down?
for that, i decided (as a 20 year old who was not blessed with upper body strengh) to see how many i could do. and the answer is...40. i mostly had to give up as i simply couldn't breath...😛
I'm betting the latter.
No offense, but if you're not into fitness, 40 REAL push ups is too good to expect for someone that's never done any.
Originally posted by RamnedRunning 15 to 20 miles in one go, 5 times a week, makes no sense if he is after improving his running.
I believe he does it every morning...at least 5 days /week for sure. He's got good character inevitably. He kept his new years resolution of not eating a dessert for a year and no pop for a year and no pizza for a year!
If you do 2-3 sets of 60 everyday.....
Originally posted by Ramnedapologies, to clarify... 5 sets of 100, over about 2 hours, doens't sound as good now tho... LOL, but still, pretty serious training sessions. Can't benchpress much, I'm just "light", but that was a while back, nowadays I can't bent down to tie my laces.
All the way down? 500 straight pushups?
I'm skeptical at that, if you did 500 straight without a break. How much could you benchpress?
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Originally posted by Dr. BrainHe might be doing them this way to build a fantastic aerobic base?
Running 15 to 20 miles in one go, 5 times a week, makes no sense if he is after improving his running.
edit: To put into context, I ran a 19 min 5k last night, off 1 5 mile training run a week max for the past 6 months, plus 2 to 3 cross training sessions (swim/bike) - if I trained 15-20 miles 5 days per week* I'm sure my aerobic base would improve drastically, plus I'd get "running muscle" gains too. I reckon this'd let me run sub 18 for the 5k in a few months, and most likely a sub 1h25 half marathon too.
Only when I had a decent aerobic base would I look for further gains through specific strength / speed work.
Edit 2: * I would of course build up to this slowly from my current training plan
Originally posted by Dr. BrainHe's not improving his running, he is maintaining it. he's an unbelievable runner. Think of it like this. He may have started 3 miles / day years ago. From there he bumped it up...to 5...8....11...14...17...to now. He's an advanced runner.
Running 15 to 20 miles in one go, 5 times a week, makes no sense if he is after improving his running.
Originally posted by rhbThat is pretty decent, I ran around that in days of cross country. My mile time is [was] around 6:00, I don't know my best.
He might be doing them this way to build a fantastic aerobic base?
edit: To put into context, I ran a 19 min 5k last night, off 1 5 mile training run a week max for the past 6 months, plus 2 to 3 cross training sessions (swim/bike) - if I trained 15-20 miles 5 days per week* I'm sure my aerobic base would improve drastically, plus I'd get "running muscle" gai ...[text shortened]... work.
Edit 2: * I would of course build up to this slowly from my current training plan